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it's such a shame to see the american auto industry refusing to make more fuel efficient vehicles for us. they threaten the common sense request with "too much high cost" and "cutting american jobs."

so making more fuel efficient cars will cut jobs? how do you figure?

well everyone at the top want s to keep making their cut; so higher cost in process and manufacturing means they won't take a small cut to fund the transition, no, they will keep making their billions and cut the little guys jobs at the bottom to fund the transition then blame us for the unemployment rate because we want better cars. such greed and lack of motivation to move into a positive future is so, infuriating, distasteful...i don't even know what to call it, but these people running these companies should be allowed to be here.

if we as americans want better cars, better fuel efficiency, better environmental impact, it would be in our best interest to completely boycott all american cars. buy only foreign cars. threaten them to close down or meet our demands for better productions. the problem is there are good, decent working american people with jobs there, and i wouldn't want to jeopardize their livelihood. what can we do in such a situation? 30 mpg is nothing and they tout that like it's sliced bread. and our emissions are no where near what they are in other countries. why? why is the industry forcing us to pay for more gas? why is this industry forcing us to lose money? why is this industry so against the american people?

foreign car manufactures are already turning to and using more efficient fuel sources, allowing cars run 40-60 mpg. they have been experimenting with methane, corn and hydrogen. yet we are still in bed with OIL. your life as an american isn't worth anything compared to OIL. our desired for a better america is worth nothing compared to OIL. as long as there is OIL you will never see the benefits that people around the world have.

back in the 90s saturn had an electric car that meet all these demands we are screaming about today and the auto industry destroyed that option for us just to keep billions in their pockets. it's enough to make you not have any kind of pride here.

american pride isn't about owning and buying everything that's american no matter how they are made. i consider myself a patriot and believe in the rising of american pride but most of my purchases and car i drive are japanese. they have it right over there. they make the initiative to innovate and better the life of people without having to make such a big fuss about it. i know it has happened in the past, but not like it happens here.

we don't really care about pollution, we don't care about our environment, we don't care about the cost of energy, we only care about "our time", what's on tv?, entertainment, drinking, having a good time. we are sending the message to all american businesses that "yeah, we like getting screwed by you", because we take it. we don't stand up for anything as a whole. that is why we are in the situation we are now. and guess what? it's too late. high gas prices. inefficient cars, poor environmental repercussions.

it's our faults and all the american industries took advantage of american selfishness and lack of pride and made damn sure it stayed that way - because we keep paying them.

do america a favor, buy japanese.